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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024e•voke /ɪˈvoʊk/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], e•voked, e•vok•ing. - to call up (memories, feelings, etc.):The book evoked memories of her childhood.
See -voc-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•voke (i vōk′),USA pronunciation v.t., e•voked, e•vok•ing. - to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.):to evoke a memory.
- to elicit or draw forth:His comment evoked protests from the shocked listeners.
- to call up;
cause to appear;
summon:to evoke a spirit from the dead. - to produce or suggest through artistry and imagination a vivid impression of reality:a short passage that manages to evoke the smells, colors, sounds, and shapes of that metropolis.
- Latin ēvocāre, equivalent. to ē- e- + vocāre to call (akin to vōx voice)
- 1615–25
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